Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Meta-argumentOffers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre:money.Excusesre:lateness."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Excusesre: time."I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Floridsexy-talkComplimentsme bydenigratingBeckyApologiesthat soundbackhanded."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you""If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfake"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Meta-argumentOffers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre:money.Excusesre:lateness."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Excusesre: time."I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Floridsexy-talkComplimentsme bydenigratingBeckyApologiesthat soundbackhanded."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you""If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfake"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  2. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.
  3. Meta-argument
  4. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.
  5. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  6. Excuses re: money.
  7. Excuses re: lateness.
  8. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  9. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)
  10. Excuses re: time.
  11. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  12. Florid sexy-talk
  13. Compliments me by denigrating Becky
  14. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  15. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  16. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  17. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  18. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  19. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  20. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  21. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  22. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  23. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  24. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.